29.1.15

Free community college bad for LA for many reasons

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For a state that already does not efficiently use its higher education resources , Pres. Barack Obama ’s proposal to throw around free...
28.1.15

Polling says Vitter sitting pretty, Edwards not so much

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Last week several candidates for statewide office opened their cheeks wide and got their statewide campaign temperatures taken, bringin...
27.1.15

Targeted suspensions workable LA budgeting strategy

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All right, so relative to predicted recurring revenues and forecast costs for fiscal year 2016 Louisiana now has a $1.6 billion gap that c...
26.1.15

N.O. smoking ban likely represents tipping point

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Whether it ends up a tipping point for the remainder of Louisiana, at the very least the moderate-ranging smoking ban to begin in New ...
25.1.15

LA should join cash welfare recipient drug testing wave

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Despite meeting the derision of some in the past, trends across the country point to the desirability of Louisiana’s joining other states i...
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22.1.15

Evaluation results call for more rigorous expectations

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State Rep. John Schroder rightly expresses skepticism about the continuing amazingly high performance level of state employees even after ...
21.1.15

Workable solutions elusive to reduce LA roads backlog

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Like everybody else, putative Louisiana gubernatorial candidates struggled with offering solutions to the state’s tremendous roads and bri...
20.1.15

NW LA BESE election may act as CCSI bellwether

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The new 2015 in northwest Louisiana brought some interesting changes that may signal where state policy could be headed in this election ye...
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19.1.15

Lack of planning, courage triggers LA college crunch

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Unfortunately, crisis budgeting is not synonymous with making the delivery of Louisiana higher education efficient or even effective, altho...
18.1.15

Vitter triumph directs end to campaign finance limits

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That Sen. David Vitter beat the system constricting the use of campaign donations gives a clear signal that Louisiana needs to rid itself...